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Fulton County is a county in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2020 census, it had a population of 33,609. [1] Its county seat is Lewistown, [2] and the largest city is Canton. Fulton County comprises the Canton, IL Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is part of the Peoria-Canton, IL Combined Statistical Area.
Customers will get fresh 95-gallon carts and a new payment schedule for trash and recycling pick up services, beginning Monday. Southwest Illinois village introduces new payment model for trash ...
The Daily Ledger is an American daily newspaper published Monday through Friday mornings, and Saturday mornings, in Canton, Illinois. It is owned by Gannett. The Ledger also publishes a free shopper publication, The Fulton County Shopper. Both the shopper and the daily circulate throughout Fulton County, Illinois. [citation needed]
Lewistown is located in central Fulton County. U.S. Route 24 passes through the center of the city, leading northeast 40 miles (64 km) to Peoria and southwest 89 miles (143 km) to Quincy . Illinois Route 97 leads north from Lewistown 48 miles (77 km) to Galesburg .
As of the 2020 census [1] there were 14,217 people, 5,601 households, and 3,146 families residing in the township. The population density was 398.92 inhabitants per square mile (154.02/km 2).
The most northeastern portion of the county is in the Driftless Area of Illinois, where the Apple River meets the Upper Mississippi River. According to the 2010 census, Fulton has a total area of 2.334 square miles (6.05 km 2), of which 2.27 square miles (5.88 km 2) (or 97.26%) is land and 0.064 square miles (0.17 km 2) (or 2.74%) is water. [5]
Fairview is located in northern Fulton County. Illinois Route 97 runs along the eastern side of the village, leading north 28 miles (45 km) to Galesburg and south 20 miles (32 km) to Lewistown, the Fulton County seat. Canton, the largest city in Fulton County, is 10 miles (16 km) to the southeast.
Ellisville is located in northwestern Fulton County on the west side of the Spoon River, a south-flowing tributary of the Illinois River.Ellisville is 19 miles (31 km) northwest of Canton and 15 miles (24 km) northeast of Bushnell.